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andrew311

  1. Battle.net authentication explained in detail skullsecurity.org/blog/2012/batt…
  2. Guide to implementing 2D platform games higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/2…
  3. Indie game "Dear Esther" half off on Steam right now. Very surreal, story driven game. Worth a look: store.steampowered.com/app/203810/
  4. @bdarfler Bugged for me, too. I'm permanently checked in at Dogpatch. /cc @JorgeO @harryh
  5. EVE Online jabs at Diablo III server problems i.imgur.com/7mFuv.jpg
  6. Come on Verizon, where is my update? 5 Months Ago the Galaxy Nexus was Released on Verizon, It Hasn’t Been Updated... droid-life.com/2012/05/15/fiv…
  7. Beautiful fractals rendered by a 4KB program, winner of Revision 2012 (#demoscene competition). Rendered video here: creativeapplications.net/windows/hartve…
  8. Vote for @Localytics as Boston's Hottest Startup: techcocktail.com/boston-hottest…
  9. Artists Vs. Programmers imgur.com/fztTi
  10. Anyone know the answer: when using software RAID + LVM on Linux, which IO scheduler and readahead settings are honored? serverfault.com/q/385841/119817
  11. What every programmer should know about memory, Part 1 lwn.net/Articles/25096…
  12. Data and visualization blogs worth following flowingdata.com/2012/04/27/dat…
  13. "[Entrepreneurs] get flex time. You can work any 20 hours a day you want!" Evernote CEO talks entrepreneurship: youtube.com/watch?v=_-8xAU…
  14. .@Localytics is seeking a talented web application developer to join our front-end team. Details: localytics.com/jobs/
  15. Upgraded to Comcast Business at home to remove 250GB data cap. In this day of telecommuting and streaming media, it's practically necessary.
  16. Boundless kicking ass and taking names: "$8M in Funding and a Lawsuit to Boot? Game on." blog.boundless.com/post/205434999…
  17. Certainly relevant to us analytics folk: "How To Count A Billion Distinct Objects Using Only 1.5KB Of Memory" highscalability.com/blog/2012/4/5/…